Manager, Communications & Advocacy

globalhealthstrategies; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Health Strategies seeks a seasoned strategist to lead teams, develop client-oriented strategies, and mobilize resources across communications, advocacy, and project management. You will mentor staff, guide senior-level client interactions, and ensure timely delivery of high-impact campaigns.

The role requires 5–7 years of experience in communications or public health advocacy, excellent writing, and proven leadership across diverse stakeholder groups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5-7 years of work experience.
• Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Exceptional writing ability.
• Experience managing teams to achieve ambitious results.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams to help clients achieve goals and mobilize teams.
• Develop strategy, craft messages, and create materials for multiple audiences.
• Build relationships with media outlets and elevate client voices.
• Oversee major deliverables, client calls, and progress reporting.
• Coordinate high-level events, agendas, and speaker selection.
• Monitor global health trends to inform strategy and advocacy.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Exceptional writing

Team management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree (advantage)

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator / InDesign / Photoshop)

Canva

Job description

About the Role

Managers lead teams so that our clients achieve their goals. They know how to devise a strategy and mobilize people to act, build expertise across wide-ranging topics, and provide strategic advice to diverse audiences. Specific responsibilities include:

Communications

• Making complex concepts accessible and actionable to a wide audience by developing strategies for creating key messages, fact sheets, social media posts and creative digital materials and mobilizing teams accordingly
• Build strong relationships with top-tier media outlets so that our clients’ efforts receive the best coverage for advancing their goals
• Elevating the voice and expertise of high-level influencers by polishing opinion pieces at key moments, prepping them for interviews, and providing ongoing counsel
• Leveraging trends in media coverage, key announcements, new evidence and high-level conversations to further strategies that work on behalf of client interests

Advocacy

• Identifying strategic moments and new champions to influence target stakeholders and amplify our clients’ goals
• Getting partners on the same page through careful coordination, relationship management and message alignment
• Getting partners, influencers and decision-makers in the same place by overseeing high-level events, including identifying invitees and speakers, and developing agendas or presentations
• Building new coalitions of support for an issue with dedicated outreach, organization and relationship management
• Following and tracking trends in global health policies and funding opportunities to continuously innovate on strategy

Client/Project Management

• Oversee all major deliverables by developing a vision and strategy and delegating work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Leading client calls and meetings, while mentoring team members on how to do these things effectively
• Over-communicating with senior management on progress and challenges, creating solutions to problems before they arise
• Understanding background and nuance across our priority issue areas to form compelling arguments and provide strategic counsel to clients
• Coaching junior staff members on writing, client-facing interactions, and time management skills
• Attending events and meetings with senior management on behalf of clients

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5-7 years of work experience
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Exceptional writing ability
• Experience managing teams to achieve ambitious results

Valuable Qualifications

• Foreign language skills (French or Spanish, in particular)
• International work experience
• Communications, public relations or journalism experience
• Public health, global development or campaign experience
• Master’s degree in a related field
• Experience with Adobe Suite of creative tools (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) or Canva

About Global Health Strategies

Global Health Strategies (GHS) is a global health and development communications and advocacy consultancy. We use research, advocacy and storytelling to inspire action on key policies, funding and programs — working with leading philanthropies, multilateral organizations, pharmaceutical companies, NGOs, and governments around the world.

Our work spans infectious diseases, universal health coverage, women's and girls' health, climate and agriculture, gender equality, and more. On any given day, our teams are drafting op-eds for senior global health leaders, building coalitions to drive new policy commitments, running communications for major international conferences, and creating campaigns that put critical issues in front of the audiences that can act on them. We do this work across offices in New York, London, Geneva, Nairobi, Johannesburg, New Delhi, Rio de Janeiro, and beyond.

NYC Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000 (plus bonus opportunities)